At her romantic favourite place in the middle of the wilderness, Lara almost becomes the prey of a centuries-old vampire. Temporarily paralyzed by her brain tumor, she finds herself completely helpless in the face of the eerie stranger. But instead of satisfying his hunger on her, John loses his heart to her. The two see each other again only when Lara wants to jump to her death from a railway bridge at the place of their first meeting. She can no longer bear the terrible effects of the tumour. A dramatic race against time begins. Finally John sees only one possibility to save Lara's life - but it violates the iron law of vampires. And as if that wasn't enough to put her budding love to the test, Lara soon finds herself caught between the fronts of two ancient powers...